Posted on 07/31/2015 11:49:41 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows
The time has come to take action against thread hijackers.
Let me begin with an example of thread hijacking:
Like most Freepers, I am pro-life. Abortion and and euthanasia appall me, and marketing the results even more so. I support candidates who oppose the culture of death, and cheer when it is thwarted.
I also do not find it necessary to mention these facts on EVERY. FREAKING. THREAD.
There is a certain type of Freeper, though, who has no such restraint. For these zealots, any thread that deviates from the pro-life cause, no matter how trivially, is a heresy that must be immediately suppressed.
You are shocked by cruelty to animals? I guess that means you couldn't care less about the cruelty of THE MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ABORTED EVERY YEAR!!!!!
You lost a beloved pet? Why can't you mourn THE THOUSANDS OF ABORTED BABIES WHO DIED THE SAME DAY?!!!!
Your car shredded its transmission and you're looking at thousands of dollars in repairs? Why aren't you thinking about THE BABIES WHO WILL NEVER GROW UP TO BE AUTO MECHANICS BECAUSE THEY WERE ABORTED?!!!!
(OK, maybe I made that last one up.)
Arguing with these people is pointless. It's the same principle as wrestling with a pig - you just get muddy and the pig enjoys it. Similarly, trying to convince them that they are being rude is a waste of time - THE CAUSE is far more important little things like courtesy and respect.
So, what can we do about it?
We can get drunk.
I hereby propose The Thread Hijack Drinking Game. The rules are simple: When a poster tries to hijack an unrelated thread to his or her pet cause, you 1) reply to the hijack attempt by quoting the text in question, followed by the word "DRINK!", and 2) Take a drink (or any volume) of your favorite beverage (alcoholic or non-alcoholic). Moderation is suggested on animal cruelty threads to avoid alcohol poisoning.
This game will not, I admit, solve the thread hijacking problem. But after a certain number of attempts we will no longer care.
And if anyone is offended by my little proposal, I can only say...
DRINK!
Thanks! <3
I had two more loads. The basket is empty, for now ...
Done. Now I’m worn out!
I didn’t stay up to watch anything. I’m sure glad I had a busy Monday morning scheduled - not so much time to mope.
Anyway, I don’t hope for a subway series. I figure some other state (even some other city) should get a chance every year.
But both the Jets and the Giants also lost yesterday which means no cheap coffee today.
I have to wonder why they named a food store a gross-ery store.
Saturday Mrs. ArGee got a text from someone we haven’t seen since 2006 that she was running in the marathon. Thanks for the advanced warning. So we figured out how to track her and went up to First Avenue to see her go by. But we missed her so we tried again up on Fifth Avenue. But we missed her again.
At least we met up with her and her family after the race and caught up. But they’re moving to Tampa, so it will be a while before we catch up again.
Unless we need someone to visit in February. :-D
I love seeing old friends! Catching up is always fun, so I’m glad you got to do that.
The only thing I got in the mail today was a Wolferman’s catalog. Chocolate cheese cake, *drool* scones, and crumpets *slobber*.
I would love some teas and some crumpets! (Ummmmm! Crumpets and Earl Grey tea!) I don’t even know where to get crumpets, here.
Tomorrow, I will have to spend an hour or so filling out a couple of lengthy forms, and I don’t look forward to it. One is for my recertification here, and it means my rent will go up in January. *sigh*
The other is for the pain management clinic for “another body part” so they can start to work on my lower back.
The less mail you get the less likely THEY will come after you when it’s time to round up the subersives.
Subversives include anyone who is not giving THEM lots of money.
One of my neighbors gets 10 times more mail than the rest of us combined. All junk mail!
We tease him about it!
Where?, Where? *Head spinning* :)
I wish I could find some, but I have no clue where to get the crumpets in Vegas. Earl Grey tea is easy — crumpets are elusive.
Hiya, Moosie!
We’ll send you some Wolferman’s before Thanksgiving. It is noted that you want crumpets!
I call them low-tech “pings.”
Tell your friend not to respond to ANYTHING.
I just checked to see if there was a place here that sold them and there isn’t. *sigh*
The wind is making me sleepy (vestige of Valley Fever) so I’m going to go in and lie down with a good book.
See ya tomorrow day.
Lots of people around here say, “We need to get everyone in a meeting so we’ll all be on the same page.”
I’ve started replying that getting everyone together in a meeting doesn’t get them all on the same page, it just gets them in the same room.
I mean, seriously, haven’t you ever walked out of a meeting saying something like, “Did you think X was still the plan? I was sure we’d changed the plan but I didn’t want to say anything in the meeting because I didn’t want to embarass Y.
The only way to get everyone on the same page is to talk to everyone one-on-one.
Meetings - wasting time at work since 1849.
Of course you know, 90% of those “since” dates are made-up on the spot, right?
He has been responding, which is why he gets so much junk. Now, of course, he can’t figure out why they keep sending him catalogs, fliers and notifications.
Poor Charlie!
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